small but important:
There is a ______difference between these two plans.
subtle
sth makes your ______ ____ cold
frightens you a lot
blood run
To place a lot of value or importance on something; to have or act with something at the forefront of one's mind.
I know you don't agree with some of the decisions I've made, but you have to trust that, as your mother, I have your best ______ ___ ______
interests at heart.
able to continue over a period of time:
That sort of extreme diet is not _______ over a long period.
sustainable
the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected representatives or directly by the people themselves:
The government has promised to uphold the principles of _______.
democracy
to show, express, or be a sign of something:
The statistics ______ a change in people's spending habits.
reflect
to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness:
I was ________ with fear, panicking that I had not made the right decision.
trembling
to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain:
I don't know why she did it - I'm just ______.
A spokesperson declined to ________ on the cause of the train crash.
speculate
a large group of people, usually people of a particular type:
A noisy ______ of tourists came into the building.
flock
large in size, value, or importance:
The findings show a ________ difference between the opinions of men and women.
substantial
to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen:
The plaster on the walls has been removed to _____ the original bricks underneath.
He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was ______.
exposed
finally, after a series of things have happened:
Everything will ______ depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.
ultimately
to become worse or to make something become worse:
As the company's financial problems _________, several directors resigned.
worsened
the income that a government or company receives regularly:
Taxes provide most of the government's _____.
revenue
existing everywhere or involving everyone:
The new reforms have not met with ________ approval within the party.
universal
of or in an earlier time; before the present time or in the past:
the ____ president of the United States
The luxury apartments are in a ______ factory.
former
existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object:
Truth and beauty are _____ concepts.
abstract
to notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another:
He's colour-blind and can't _______ (the difference) between red and green easily.
distinguish
a fixed, limited amount or number that is officially allowed:
The country now has a ____ on immigration.
quota
the right to vote in an election, especially to vote for representatives in a government:
universal _______ (= the right of all adults to vote)
suffrage
a person who takes part in organized activities that are intended to change something in society:
an animal rights ______
campaigner
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed:
[ + to infinitive ] Her parents carried out their ______ to take away her mobile phone if her grades didn't improve.
threat
to cause an unpleasant emotion or problem to begin or grow:
The teacher told him to stop _________ _ trouble.
stirring up
a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens:
Another crop failure could result in widespread ________.
famine
an organization consisting of people who have been elected to make laws for a state or a country:
the ________ approves/enacts/passes sth
A state-wide smoking ban in all public buildings was approved by the ______ several years ago.
legislature